DAYTON, Ohio - Dayton volleyball is set to head to Athens, Ohio, Friday for a match up against Ohio. The Flyers and Bobcats will get underway at 5 p.m. at OU's Convocation Center. This single match of the week precedes both programs' automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning their respective conference tournament titles.

About Dayton
With a sweep of Saint Louis on Nov. 22, Dayton (25-5) earned its league-record 10th Atlantic 10 Championship title and an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Flyers extended their active winning streak to 23 matches, the second-longest streak in the nation (Arkansas State, 24). 2015 A-10 Player of the Year and A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player senior Alaina Turner leads UD with 4.10 kills/set (2nd A-10, 42nd NCAA) and 0.41 aces/set (3rd A-10, 34th NCAA). Sophomore Amber Erhahon, a First Team All-Conference selection, boasts the A-10's best hitting percentage (.391, 32nd NCAA) and averages 1.20 blocks/set (2nd A-10) for the Flyers.

Scouting Ohio
Ohio (25-6) captured its ninth Mid-American Conference tournament title on Nov. 22 with a sweep of top-seeded Northern Illinois, earning the Bobcats' automatic ticket to the NCAA Tournament. OU has won five-consecutive matches heading into Friday's contest. The Bobcats are led offensively by Jaime Kosiorek with 3.03 kills/set and Karin Bull with a .309 hitting percentage. On defense, Bull is also tough at the net with 1.05 blocks/set and Meredith Ashy passes 5.43 digs/set.

Series Stuff
Dayton and Ohio have squared off 24 times in the all-time series between the two programs with the Flyers holding a 25-9 advantage over the Bobcats. The series dates back to a 2-0 win for Dayton at home on Oct. 22, 1973 and the two last squared off on Nov. 28, 2014 as the Flyers claimed a 3-2 win over the Bobcats in Frericks Center. Dayton has won four of the last five and seven of the last nine meetings.

RPI Rankings
As of Nov. 23, Dayton holds a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 25 according to ncaa.com, up four spots from last week's rating. Ohio comes in at 50.

Flyer Facts
• Tim Horsmon is in his seventh season overall, and second since 2007, as head coach of the Flyers in 2015. His record at Dayton is 183-54 and his career win-loss mark sits at 359-218 in 17 seasons as a head coach.
• With 13.81 kills/set (53rd NCAA) as a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10. The Flyers also lead the A-10 in hitting percentage (.267, 22nd NCAA), opponent hitting percentage (.165, 26th NCAA) and assists/set (12.76) and rank second in digs/set (14.19) and third with 1.47 service aces/set.
• Individually, sophomore Amber Erhahon ranks first in the league with a .391 hitting percentage (32nd NCAA) and senior Alaina Turner ranks second in the A-10 with 4.10 kills/set (42nd NCAA). Also among the top 10 in the league are: Erhahon, 1.20 blocks/set (2nd, 69th NCAA); senior Janna Krafka, 4.18 digs/set (2nd); Turner, 0.41 aces/set (3rd, 34th); senior Jenna Jendryk, .310 (8th).
• Over the last seven seasons (2009-2015), the Flyers have recorded an 92-9 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2012 and 2015 and a 15-0 record in 2010. UD suffered only one conference loss in 2014, 2011 and 2009.
• For the second-consecutive season, Dayton claimed four year-end A-10 honors in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Alaina Turner, the A-10 Setter of the Year Jane Emmenecker, the A-10 Libero of the Year Janna Krafka and the co-Coach of the Year Tim Horsmon
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title 12 times (2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1998). The Flyers have won the A-10 Championship title a league-record 10 times (2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003) and will be making their 11th NCAA appearance in program history in 2015.

Moving up the Ranks
With 1,444 career kills, senior Alaina Turner is moving up the ranks in UD's record book. She's just 57 kills away from usurping former Flyer All-American Rachel Krabacher who currently holds the number-five slot with 1,500 kills. Currently in second place on the all-time career digs list (2,020), senior Janna Krafka is only 51 digs away from become Dayton's new career digs record holder, replacing Adrienne Green (2,070). Also on her way up is sophomore Jane Emmenecker. With 2,427 career assists, Emmenecker is 181 assists away from replacing Nicole Schott (2,607) in fifth place.

You "Kill" Me (through matches on Nov. 22)
With 4.16 kills/set, senior Alaina Turner ranks 42nd in the NCAA while scoring 4.83 points/set which comes in at 27th in the nation. For her career, Turner ranks 21st among active NCAA DI players with 1,444 career kills. Oh, and did we mention the two-time A-10 Player of the Year serves up 0.41 aces/set which is good for 34th nationally?

2015 Atlantic 10 Coach, Player, Libero and Setter of the Year ...
The Flyers claimed four of the five yearly awards given out by the Atlantic 10, for the second-consecutive year, as announced by the league office on Nov. 19: Tim Horsmon - co-Coach of the Year, Alaina Turner - Player of the Year, Janna Krafka - Libero of the Year and Jane Emmenecker - Setter of the Year. This is the second end-of-the-year award for each student-athlete and the third time coach Horsmon (2005, 2014) has been recognized.

13th to 1,000
With two wins at the 2014 Bowling Green Hampton Inn Invitational, Dayton surpassed the 1,000-win mark as a program and is just the 13th NCAA DI team to attain that level of success. The Flyers currently rank 13th all-time in the Division I record book with an overall program tally of 1,053-562 (.652) over 46 seasons (1970).

Graduation Success Rate
As announced by the NCAA on Nov. 4, Dayton's overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 ties UD for the 25th-highest rating in the nation. This year's score of 95 is tied with last year's score for the department's second-highest rate since the inception of the GSR reporting system in 2005. Over the 11 years the GSR has been compiled, the Flyers have never rated below a 94 and have ranked 27th or better nationally.

Follow the Flyers on Social Media
Fans can follow the official UD Volleyball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/udaytonvb, on Twitter by following this handle: @DaytonVB and udaytonvb on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer Volleyball include UDVB and GoFlyers.

Just Flyers Please
When referring to the University of Dayton volleyball team (or any other Dayton women's athletic team), we ask that you refer to us simply as "Flyers." Not "Lady Flyers". Thank you.

Up Next
With its 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship title, Dayton has earned an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The selection show will take place Sunday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU.